strutting

Example Sentences

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He used to build his rosters by strutting up to future NBA stars and convincing them to head from high school to his training camps in Kentucky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Miss Mexico was crowned Miss Universe in Thailand on Friday, strutting to victory after the beauty pageant's host had publicly chastised her, among several dramatic missteps in the run-up to the final stage.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

Today it’s a strutting sense of self and mission the Roman of a later era would have recognized just as readily.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2025

Scotland still have the disappointment of slouching on their sofas this summer instead of strutting their stuff in Switzerland at the Euros.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

When Mom ran into the room, Tinkle was strutting around, all pumped up like the proud beast-slayer that he was.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls